From staff reportsAn Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist, Dr. Jose Alberola-Ila, received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a novel population of cells that appear to be protective against influenza. The grant will provide Alberola-Ila with $2.69 million to investigate the role a type of white blood cell plays in mounting the body's response against flu infection.Read more on NewsOK.com